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choropleth map: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

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Cartography

a map shading areal units by the class of a statistical value, whose class choices can introduce error.

In cartography, choropleth map refers to a map shading areal units by the class of a statistical value, whose class choices can introduce error. This meaning comes from Jenks (1971) in Annals of the Association of American Geographers.[1]

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References

Jenks, G. F., & Caspall, F. C. (1971). Error on Choroplethic Maps: Definition, Measurement, Reduction. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 61(2), 217-244. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8306.1971.tb00779.x

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